Lost Nation, IA Population

Overview

420

Total Population

46.4

Median age

50.24%

Female population %

99.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

94.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lost Nation's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lost Nation is 46.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lost Nation's population under 18 was 18.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lost Nation's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lost Nation, 18.10% were under the age of 15, 12.86% aged 15 to 29, 38.57% aged 30 to 64, 20.00% aged 65 to 84, and 10.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 more females than males in Lost Nation:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.24% females and 49.76% males in Lost Nation, IA.
The Lost Nation, IA gender ratio is 99.1:100 i.e. 99.1 men to 100 women (0.991).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 24.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 27.

Lost Nation's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Lost Nation population: 99.76% are White and 0.24% are multiracial.
Lost Nation's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 42 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lost Nation is White with a population of 419 (99.76% of the total population).

Lost Nation's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 500 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lost Nation's population decreased by 54 (10.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lost Nation's population decreased by 16 (3.59%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lost Nation's population was lowest in year 2019 at 407.